What color is #BE9C7F?

#BE9C7F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Light Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE9C7F?

The RGB value is 190, 156, 127: 190 red, 156 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9C7F?

The complementary color is #7FA1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9C7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9C7F color

#BE9C7F rgb(190, 156, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BE9C7F is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 61.2% green and 49.8% blue (190, 156, 127).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 33% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 33% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Light Brown (#C4A484), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#BE9C7F color codes

HEX	`#BE9C7F`
RGB	`rgb(190, 156, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 61.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 33%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 33%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 33%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.72, 8.4, 19.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.72, 21.64, 67.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.955, 36.258, 25.126)`
Decimal	`12491903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9C7F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BE9C7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9C7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BE9C7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9c7f; }
.text { color: #be9c7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9c7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 156 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9c7f, #bebc7f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE9C7F?: #BE9C7F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Light Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE9C7F?: The RGB value is 190, 156, 127: 190 red, 156 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9C7F?: The complementary color is #7FA1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9C7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.